Alfred Moore Carter1

b. May 1842, d. 1915
FatherDavid Wendell Carter2 b. 1812, d. 1887
MotherEliza Jane Hale1 b. 1814, d. 1893
BirthMay 1842 Alfred Moore Carter was born in May 1842 in Tennessee.3,4 
Marriage25 Nov 1869 He married first Charlotte L King, daughter of Rev. James King, on 25 Nov 1869.1 
Cens-187014 Jun 1870  The young couple were enumerated in the Goodson township area of Washington County, Virginia, in 1870. Alfred, who was a physician, owned land worth $10,000 and personal property worth $600. A servant attended the household which also included 17 year old Franklin Carter.5 
  Chassie and Alfred had 3 children prior to Chassie's death in Oct. 1877. Two children died young. They were most likely Cyrus (b. 1874) and Claud (b. 1877), both of whom also died in 1877 and are buried at East Hill Cemetery in Bristol (as is Chassie).6,1 
Cens-188011 Jun 1880  Alfred then shared a household with his parents. In 1880 he was recorded as 28 year old Alfred A. Carter, a widowed physician residing with David W. Carter (68, "claim agent") and Eliza (65). Alfred's surviving child, 11 year old Allie M. was also part of the household.2 
Marriage7 Jul 1882 He married second Nancy B. Zimmerman, daughter of Dr. Benjamin F. Zimmerman and Martha R. Buchanan, on 7 Jul 1882 in Washington County, Virginia.7 
Cens-1900Jun 1900  Alfred and Nancy lived at 409 5th Avenue on the Tennessee side of Bristol. In 1910 Alfred listed his occupation as "landlord". The couple's household also included a cook.4 
Cens-191022 Apr 1910  By 1920 they had been married 27 years and were still residing at the same address in Bristol. The couple did not have children. Alfred described his occupation on this census as "own means."8 
Death1915 Alfred died in 1915.3 
Burial He was buried at East Hill Cemetery in Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee.3 

Family

Charlotte L King b. 1849, d. 1877
Child
  • Allie M. Carter2 (circa 1882 - )
Last Edited23 Oct 2013

Citations

  1. [S1341] Ghost of Dr. A.M. Carter Announced His "Coming Home", Bristol Herald-Courier, 28 Oct. 2012, page C4. Article by Bud Phillips.
  2. [S163] David W. Carter household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Goodson, ED 95, p. 32D, dwelling 161, family 185. Nov. 2012. Household includes David W. Carter, 68, claim agent, b. TN/TN/TN; Eliza J., 65, wife, b. TN/VA/TN; Ella, 23, dau, sgl, b. TN; Alfred A., 28, son, widowed, physician, b. TN; Allie M., 8, granddaughter, b. VA/TN/TN.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 347. Stone reported to read: Alfred M. Carter, 1842-1915.
  4. [S1164] Alfred Carter household, 1900 U.S. cens., Sullivan Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., Bristol, ED 121, sheet 1B, dwelling 14, family 17, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2006, image 2 of 36. Enumeration includes:
    Alfred Carter, 58, b. May 1842, marr 19 yrs, b. TN, parents b. TN, land-lord; Nannie Z., wife, 49, b. Sept. 1850, no children, b. VA, parents b. VA; also a servant; all resid at 409 5th (College Ave. added in parenthesis).
  5. [S635] Alfred Carter household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Goodson township, p. 4, dwelling 29, family 29, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2013. Household includes: Alfred Carter, 28, M.D., owns real estate worth $10,000 and pers. prop worth $600, b. TN, marr in Nov.; Chassie, 21, b. TN, marr in Nov.; Ellen Cain, 15, servant, b. TN; Franklin Carter, 17, attending school, b. TN.
  6. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 347.
  7. [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, p. 16, 124. Nannie B. Zimmerman, 29, sgl, b. VA, resid Washington Co., VA, d/o Benj. & Martha Zimmerman AND A.M. Carter, 39, sgl, b. TN, resid WCV, traveler, s/o D.W. & E.J. Carter; 7 Jul 1882.
  8. [S1175] Alford M. Carter household, 1910 U.S. cens., Sullivan Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., Bristol, ED 174, sheet 11A (p. 177 stamped), dwelling 203, family 208, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2006, image 21 of 21. Enumeration includes: Alford M. Carter, 65, marr #2, marr 27 yrs, b. TN, parents b. TN, occup listed as "own means"; Nannie Z., wife, 55, marr #1, marr 27 yrs, mother no children, b. VA, parents b. VA; Mildred Garland, servant, 39; all resid at 409 5th St. in Bristol.